Artificial bait



Sept. 12, 1933. Q HEDDQN 1,926,720`

ARTIFICIAL BAIT Filed Feb. 29, 1952 K atenied Sept. 12v, 1933 i l y I c 'A j UNIT STATES-f j A i y A ARTI-incurran' Y Charles. Heddon,` iowagirae, assigntn"-vl` to. o 'l Y ..1 JamesHeddons Sons', Dowagiac, Mich., a corl fporatiouofMicliigan ,i y y `Applicationr'cinruerr 29,1932. -serio1No.595,s2s slimline((cinese-@39x "This invention which relates to. artieialfbaits each of these plaeesocontactfa rigid lconnection y f ,iS C011C1ned` with a novel Vconstruction of bait is made as by brazing' 18g.V ,fr

body .together with a pivoted yhook mounting,` Inthe' construction of Fig. 6 exactly'tlie'samev and means :fordepressing Vthe hook as required construction` is i1lustrated,except that lierej'l -to avoid fouling with aquatic vegetation or .other employ two .l lower wires Le` and d 4having :down-'H69 obstructions during retrieving ortrolling'.. a v wardlyinelined portions terminating in dummies In' the drawingA wherein is depicted anillus- 15:..angu1a`r1y related' to .each other and vto tratve embodiment of my inventionl nook Y17 forming a broad base in relation to the Y 'Fguy'eflf 15H3,-` .View in plan Offer 'baitfin the pointed endof thejho'ok. Aiurther mo'diiication I p10 form of a spoon towliieh is pivotally attached is, suggested in Figi. '7 "whereinasinglerwirew Q5 f 'a depressible hook; Y A is-utilizedifor a .trigger VZsharilr 26andlioolr` rige is e. side elevation of menait; v .27, together with 'a SeCQrid ,Wirel f'onn'etd U0 Fiaeisa transvereefeectionihroughine bait the nist' andfextendine rearwardly' therefrom'io online 3'-31 ofEig,v1; Y form one or'nioredummies l25,` pointed'or :'15. Fig.' Alisa detail inelevationoi the hoorn.k otherwise. ,i i. j v 79 rig. 5 is an endeie'vaiion thereof; i VAho'ok of the general kind describedis adapted Fig. 6 wliclY isa View similar to Fig. 5 shows for. pivotal aSSOCaOIlWhDhebafbfdy by in* a modication in the construction of' the hook; I'd-Cng GheLQlWBJI'EIld Ofyflfl@ lOOk 'hOllgh and j -the rear open end of the chann'elwitlrjthe trigger 120 ,Fig. 'i shows a further modincaiion in the hook Vupwardly Aextended from the 'body "of `the bait. 7.5

. construction. n y Asbr means Oia pill 20'passd lthrouehithe By way of example, I'liaireshown in the draw- CVG l2. With its Grids `S11l3l10d ill 'Ghe'h'elmlf ying abait in the form of a shallowspoon 7 Walls, th hOOkmaY-IQSIOOSGIY. DVOGd 170 Swing .Y forrrreci` centrally of its body; and sugntiyaft vertically. The ..uppergjlimit, 0f thisfswineine* 25 of its longitudinal centenfwitli a depressed chan- IHOVEEQDQ iS leahd When 'GhSIOOk Shalkbls 8O- nel 8.. on theopposite sides ofv which areA walls the unders'ideof` the bait bOfE/jes-j5llg6sbed b3 v9 integral with the spoon. This channel tapers' theJdotted-1inesoin'Fs. 2. and the 'lowef'lmii y downwardly from vits forward end which Vmerges iS leahedwhel thewire iQOlfilCl-'llfv 3655551111' 'me Y wirhineepoon body, the rear eno of the' channel eye 1.24 ,descends Sufficientlrto' eneagevwith'theso0 being .open `to permit the insertion therethrough bjottomofthe channel at its open rear *end f 85 of one' engi of the hook .which .will now'be exlhe Conteur 0f the present bait is Such that. it plained. The spoon bowl decreases' gradually.tov-- 'OQI'S af minimum. OQTSSWDC@ 13.0` atmosphere, j ward the.'` frontend of the bait.. which. is` iiat dulngaStrlgfThS iS due'lalgyfthe lilJ-f .overasubstantialportion of'itslsurface,listapered 103111 the Spoon Uffa" shammi-bowl' Whichfla" somewhatitoward a izioint,y and is inclined slightly Qns om"A gmdually at @bei fowafdnd` ,TM5 90 downwardlmassiiown-in Figs. v'1 and 2.. I Same eatureqplus the 190mm@ forwaifd "CndQ me l Referring particularly toriig. 4, the lnook Afor POOD CQDHWQS F0 @my .tia-ffii f O f 1h32 bal? Vconvenience inmanufaeturecomprises upper and. -lhugl the 'waitin nd 'throughglafssfr 9i-Delf ,40 lower Wires to andb; respectively; thelatter being yeietatlm?? @bene-yi of ajbltgt lf'glw- 'led around near its 'forwardendhto produce Surfaf" @l1-le 'bo'the prepmmela-n-(x'e 'of .welfgmft C01* Y the rear, is ,overcome by thesliglit downward l. an, eye l2; above which the-Wwe cgntmues Ujp' curvature of thelattened' forward `endl ofthe Y wardly with a slight rearward bend toprovide 'bam 1 i f j .o I: MTggef Which sprrefelafbly ponted- In the rhejhook aeeembiyi. e; menigeen dummy'. .45 form ShOWni the 10W@ Wife Poeds earWafTdlY and hook proper; is'so Constructed bothin'rlela- Qf the eye rst Straight; thm-downwardly ata cion to iisown components and to the baitjwitii.' Slight angle as at .14, and nally. Aexecutes'anV which itis associated, as to achieve veryis'atiee. upwardbend to forma loop or dummy 15.A Ar-' factoryzvrers'ults. The 4trigger which `is *normally* ranged over the lower wire is the upper'wire Vupstandin'g at la'pointnea'r the rear eridofjthe .50 formed to provide ashank 16 Whose rearward bait, is curved-sligflitly'tothe rear and desirend is curved around to form a forwardly facing ably pointed'. When encountering an obstruction,

hook 17. The shank may vloe rested upon the the trigger is rockedbackwith aeonsequent.dell` lower wire at two places as along the straight pression of theliook; The action is'thus auto-v u portion .proximate to the eye 12 and along the matic. This movement of the triggerin a rearno i L51D forwardlyl directed end of thef'dummy 15. At ward direction facilitates dumping or unloading of any vengaged, obstruction, such as aquatic Vegetation. a ,f

It is important to note also the relationship of the trigger to the hook and dummy and tok the portion of the bait which lies .to the. rear of the trigger. If a fish attackinglaterally or from behind should seize the rearpoition of the bait,

the depending dummy is in position to been-l gaged by the lower jaw with the result that the hook will be driven home when the .jaws are. closed. Due to this relative movement between the bait and hook assembly, the hook is brought toa position for engagement with the upperjaw. It will be noted, therefore, that even though the pointof the hook .trails right behind the bait in a protected position, the hook point will at once beraised to impale the fish in response to'anattack, as described.

The provision of one or more dummiesis highf 1y desirable. Asshown in Figl` 5, a single `wire bent into the form of a loop below' the hook may sufiice. The construction shown inFigl ,6` isalso advantageous `in 'that two angularly .disposed y (dummies, providinga'broad base, are `depended below'lthe hook. .In thefevent that' a'fish swimming partly on its side, or attackingjlaterally, shouldr take the hook into his mouth at an angle, vone of the dummies -isfso positioned as to pre- V; vent turning of thebait Vto'jasidewis'e"position 30 withinthev mouth of. the fish. j Assug'gested in Fig. 7,'.the dummymay vtake other forms, as, for example, anangularlydepending wire vhaving its rear end exposed and optionally pointed.. In this construction, the Ydummy' co-operatea as fbefore,

in drivingv the hook point.y home when'fthe vfish jaws'are closedf'fj l' The pivotal mounting ofthe hook' is also l.im-

portant. As shownit'is loosely co'nfined' between i the two walls of the'channel 8 so as to be guided .thereby in its vertical swinging mov'eir'ientsv VThis mounting, however, Vshould be sufficiently loose to relieve the bait body'of inertiaso that 'the latter vmay have entire freedom in," side movements. This lateral Uplay5 is" desirable .in order that the hook lmay trail slightlybut-freely Vto either sideas required for the ready attainment of `a swimming motion by the bait at: the Astart yof its travel.' Once rit'acquires .sucljiV a .swimming motion, theVY bait will travel with the same movement 'continuf i`ng, f

The essence of my invention resides (1) in aY ypivoted hook movable `to positions in which it is exposed both to obstructions rand to seizure. by a sh, and in which it is vprotected therefrom; (12) in the provisionofmeans'.for moving the hooky automatically fromv one position toanother; land (3) in the provision of one Yor, more l"dummies which force the hook home within the ',mouth'of Y ash'when'the latter bites or strikes the hooi:

in the usual way. vThese .several features Vof novelty, as `shown and described, may all be combined into a single structure for association with a conventional bait,vhere,shown as` a spoon, but

56g may also be,'selectivelyusedwith advantage with any type of bait to which'they are susceptible of application.

I claim:

' 1. A fish bait includingA Va body to which is lposed position.

hook to protected position.. f Y

lawforwardly directed point, and a dummy conabove the bait body, and means rigid with the hook extending away therefrom and'adapted, when engaged by an vobstructiontomove the f 3.'A fish bait including a body Yto which is attached a hook movable to two positions in one of which it is exposed and in the vother of which it is'protected, means rigid with the hook extending away therefromand adapted, when engaged by an obstruction," to move the hook t0. protected position, and other means connected with the hook. acted upon by water pressure tending jto movethe Ahook to exposed position. j

4. In combination, a'-bait'body mounting a 100 movable hook andvxprovidingV therefor a ,guard for its point `when the hook is -in one position,

and means` forming part of the hook normally exposedto engagement` by obstructions in thev waterl adapted,4 upon such engagement, to move the hook tothe aforesaid position in which 'the hook pointfis guarded fromsuch obstruction.

5. A1 fish bait comprising a body in the form of a spoon in the hollow of"y which', is an opening bordered .by vdepending walls forming a mounting for the hook having ,its yshank extended through theyopen. end of the channel for pivotal connection therewithin, and' itsA forward end Iextended upwardly throughk the spoon for VAexposure upon the upper side thereof.

a spoonk having throughout' its re'arportion' a shallow bowl. of gradually reducing depth'infa forward direction terminating in a flattened por,- tion inclined slightlydownvvardly at the forward 'end of theqbody, a hook pivotally mounted .cen-

trally of the bait' forvertical swinging movement, and means for maintaining the yhookina rearwardly extended position. A

7. A fish bait including a Abody, inthe 'form of a spoon', a hook pivotally mounted centrally of the bait'for vertical swinging movement, means for maintaining the hook in la rearwardly extended' position, and a formationat the forward end4 of the spoon'act'ed4 uponv by ,pressure of water for resisting vupward travel ofl theibaity during movement through the water. Y' v ys. A' n'shbait including a bodyk to whiChiS pivotally attached `the shank of a hook having nected with the shank extending laterally'. therefrom in a directionA away fromk the'hook point,

`the dummy being extended forwardly and lateral- 6,. A sh ,bait including a body inthe form of ly to .provide a trigger which liesahead of the hook pointin spaced relation thereto.

f CHARLES njEDD'oN. 

